The impact of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial resources on corporate venture outcomes

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-266

  Riley, Debra ^a   Kalafatis, Stavros ^b   Manoochehri, Farideh ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corporate entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation; EO; ICVs; internal corporate ventures.; managerial resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149171659     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2009.025142     Document Type: Article

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